by Ali | Dec 18, 2017 | 1916, Cornwall, Crosses
William Alexander Stanhope-Forbes Location : Sancreed: St Creden, Sancreed, Cornwall, TR20 8QS Details on cross: GRU tag at head of cross In memory of William Alexander Stanhope-Forbes 2nd Lieut 1st Btn DCLI Killed in Action Sept 3rd 1916 Two carved poppies either...
by Ali | Aug 15, 2017 | 1917, Cornwall, Crosses
2/Lt A.C. FRY Location: St Ervan Church, St Ervan, Cornwall, PL27 7TA Details on cross: IWGC 2/Lt A.C. FRY 4/O AND BUCKS L.I. Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 1150 Cross beam width:410 Width...
by Ali | Aug 14, 2017 | 1916, Cornwall, Crosses, Museums
2/Lieut W.T. Hichens 1/Bn DCLI Location: Cornwall Regimental Museum, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1EG Museum Website Details on cross: Believed to be 2/Lieut W.T. Hichens 1/Bn D.C.L.I. 3 September 1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU tags Cross...
by Ali | Aug 14, 2017 | 1917, Cornwall, Crosses, External
Capt. B.H. Vyvyan Location: St Rumon’s Church, Ruan Minor, Cornwall, TR12 7JL Details on cross: Capt. B.H. Vyvyan A/121 Bde RFA, DOW 18.8.1917 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Painted black lettering (possibly not original) Cross dimensions...
by Ali | Aug 10, 2017 | 1916, Cornwall, Crosses, Replica
2/Lieut C.L. Teape Location: St Columb Minor Church, St Columb Minor, Cornwall, TR7 3EY Details on cross: 2/Lieut C.L. Teape Devons This cross is a replica of that which stood over the grave in France of Charles Lewarne Teape, Sec Lieut 9th Battalion Devonshire...
by Ali | Aug 7, 2017 | Cornwall, Crosses, No known grave
Lt. W.T.H. Bolitho Location: St Gulval Church, Gulval, Cornwall, TR13 3BE Details on cross: GRU Memorial Cross Lt. W.T.H. Bolitho 19 Hussars 24-5-15 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU Tags Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Inaccessible to measure...
by Ali | Aug 3, 2017 | Cornwall, Crosses
George Peter Cruddas Location: St Petroc’s Church, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DT Details on cross: 2LT S.G.P. CRUDDAS 6/DCLI 21.9.15 Text Type (e.g. handwritten, G.R.U tags, carved): GRU Tags Cross Dimensions: (millimetres please) Inaccessible to measure. Shaft...
by admin | Jul 22, 2016 | Cornwall, Crosses
Location: St Hydroc Town/village: Lanhydrock County: Cornwall Postcode: PL31 2AB Details on cross: Captain The Honorable T.C. Agar Robartes Coldstream Guards Who died of wounds Sept 30th 1915 of Wounds received (extra line of text on shaft unreadable) Text type: Black...
